Where does “onctuos” come from?
onctuos (Romanian) comes from French onctueux, from Late Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctum, from Latin unctus, from Latin ungō, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.
onctuos (Romanian): unctuous
Definitions
- unctuous
Ancestry of “onctuos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | onctueux | runny; smooth, creamy |
| 2 | Late Latin | unctuosus | — |
| 3 | Latin | unctum | nominative neuter singular of ūnctus; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | unctus | anointed; greasy, oily |
| 5 | Latin | ungō | to anoint, smear with oil, grease |
| 6 | Latin | unguō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ongʷō | to anoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃engʷ- | to smear, to anoint |